Elections will happen soon in different countries accross the world

And troubles will be back

In France, during the last election, Mr Le Pen representing a Muppet parti reach the scund turn of the election

HOW , just because the french didn't go the vote offices


In USA, they had to re count the votes, what should normally never ha to happen. Those election was a real jokes at the Foreigners eyes


In both countries, the vote is not an obligation, just a right

BUT it's not logic, the givt is supposed to represent the population, with all their opinions, expecations, wills. How could it be if only 1/4 of this population voted?


Don't you think it could be better if everybody were obliged to vote? Even if you don't like politics, just vote blanks, at least it would represnet your opinions and show to politicians how you don't trust them. Don't forget that your Grand fathers fighted for this right. A lot of countries don't even allow population to expose their opinions

In Belgium, the vote is an obligation, (and don't say Communist country as I heard this morning in a chatroom, we don't have even a communist parti), that way we are sure that the elected people really represent the entire population


What's your opinion? a right, a moral obligation, a legal obligation?

It is a Civic Duty to me, I always make it to the polls for major elections-even if to vote "none of the above."

I should be better and make it to more of the smaller elections, I think that the local politicians effect my life, and can help me more. I just usually haven't paid any attention to who is running and for what.

I'm in the US.

I think it is both a right and an obligation. I'm in the US, and just can't fathom why people don't take voting more seriously.

Here in Oz it is a right and an obligation to vote in Federal and State elections....I always make sure that I vote because I beleive if you don't vote then u have no rights what so ever to complain about the government that is voted in for the next four years....even though your preferred party may not have been elected at least you had your say...

Well, I think that since the people are reaping the benefits of this country (living in the US here), and this country provides a lot of stuff for them, it should be an obligation for them to vote.

To avoid unhappy people, to avoid the rec ount (if you know how many votes you have, you must have the right number of votes ), to avoid the intervention of a court to decide who is the president

Don't you think it would be better to make the votes mandatory ?

As I said before if you don't vote then you don't have a right to have a whinge and whine about the government.....